Dimitry Muravyev (Kazakh: Дмитрий Муравьёв, born 2 November 1979 in Kazakhstan) is a former professional road bicycle racer from Kazakhstan. He turned professional in 2002 and has ridden internationally since then, although his primary victories have been the Kazakhstan national road race (2002) and the Kazakhstan national time trial (three times, 2003–2005).

Dimitry Muravyev
Muravyev at the 2011 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full nameDimitry Murajev
Дмитрий Муравьёв
Born (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45)
Kazakh SSR, USSR
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2002Mapei–Quick-Step
2003Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004–2005Crédit Agricole
2006Jartazi–7Mobile
2007–2009Astana
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012–2014Astana
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2002)

In 2007, he joined the newly formed Kazakh team Astana on the UCI ProTour, where he managed to place 8th in the 2007 Tour of Flanders and was a member of the winning team in the 2009 Tour de France. On 22 November 2009, it was reported that Muravyev had become one of the 12 members of Astana—and the only Kazakhstani—to rejoin former Astana team director Johan Bruyneel at Team RadioShack. Muravyev later rejoined Astana for the 2012 season.[1]

Career achievements

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Major results

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2002
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
2003
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
1st Prologue, Stages 4 & 6
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stages 5 & 6 Tour des Pyrénées
2nd Overall Tour de Normandie
2004
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2005
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2006
2nd GP de Villers Cotterêts
2007
8th Tour of Flanders
2009
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
2011
2nd Route Adélie de Vitré
7th Overall Three Days of De Panne
2012
2nd Druivenkoers-Overijse

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
  Giro d'Italia 92 51
  Tour de France 148 148 129 167
  Vuelta a España 131
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ ""Pro Team Astana" signed Dmitriy Muravyev". astana.lu. Astana. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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